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Peer reviewedAman, Michael G.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1985
The development of a scale to assess drug and other treatment effects on severely mentally retarded individuals is described. Separate factor analyses of the data from two samples resulted in a five-factor scale: (1) Irritability, Agitation, Crying; (2) Lethargy, Social Withdrawal; (3) Stereotypic Behavior; (4) Hyperactivity, Noncompliance; and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Drug Therapy


